Actors Shakespeare Project Inc

Charlestown, MA
Tax-exempt since June 2004
EIN: 20-0815685

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Theater (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its July 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$855k (2023)

Expenses

$1.07M (2023)

Total Assets

$634k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$134k (2023)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2023

Revenue

$854,577

Expenses

$1,070,582

Net Income

-$216,005

Net Assets

$500,477

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$616,393	72.1%
Program Services	$233,388	27.3%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,796	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$630,397	58.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$634,017
Total Liabilities	$133,540
Net Assets	$500,477

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Christopher Edwards (Artistic Director)	$56,572	$0	$0
Jennifer Davis (Managing Director)	$49,569	$0	$0
Joel Bresler (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Cummings (President And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carolina Cardillo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Dany Joachim (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Omar Robinson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Mandel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Sandberg (Treasurer And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Salisbury (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Affleck (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on May 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2022

Revenue

$933,764

Expenses

$663,839

Net Income

$269,925

Net Assets

$716,482

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$805,909	86.3%
Program Services	$126,146	13.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,709	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$114,375	17.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$309,462	46.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$840,878
Total Liabilities	$124,396
Net Assets	$716,482

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mara Sidmore (Managing Director)	$70,000	$0	$0
Christopher Edwards (Artistic Director)	$44,375	$0	$0
Joel Bresler (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Cummings (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carolina Cardillo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Dany Joachim (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Leaf Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Omar Robinson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Mandel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Sandberg (President And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Salisbury (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on June 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2021

Revenue

$851,799

Expenses

$462,551

Net Income

$389,248

Net Assets

$446,557

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$669,058	78.5%
Program Services	$62,025	7.3%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$120,716	14.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$111,804	24.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$200,557	43.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$666,624
Total Liabilities	$220,067
Net Assets	$446,557

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mara Sidmore (Managing Director)	$60,241	$0	$0
Christopher Edwards (Artistic Director)	$51,563	$0	$0
Joel Bresler (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Cummings (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carolina Cardillo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Dany Joachim (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Leaf Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Omar Robinson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Mandel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Sandberg (President And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Salisbury (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Sept. 27, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2020

Revenue

$994,315

Expenses

$843,174

Net Income

$151,141

Net Assets

$57,309

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$666,507	67.0%
Program Services	$203,553	20.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$124,255	12.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$118,331	14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$349,375	41.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$309,151
Total Liabilities	$251,842
Net Assets	$57,309

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Christopher Edwards (Artistic Director)	$64,904	$0	$0
Mara Sidmore (Interim Managing Director)	$53,427	$0	$0
Nancy Buck (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Cummings (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Austin De Besche (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Denise Jillson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Leaf Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dough Lockwood (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Mandel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Sandberg (President And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Salisbury (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on July 23, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2019

Revenue

$1,050,862

Expenses

$1,035,085

Net Income

$15,777

Net Assets

-$93,832

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$622,346	59.2%
Program Services	$409,726	39.0%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$18,790	1.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$111,044	10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$397,949	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$215,739
Total Liabilities	$309,571
Net Assets	-$93,832

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2018

Revenue

$1,148,868

Expenses

$1,204,108

Net Income

-$55,240

Net Assets

-$116,976

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$805,418	70.1%
Program Services	$338,932	29.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,518	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$113,401	9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$539,456	44.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$98,066
Total Liabilities	$215,042
Net Assets	-$116,976

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mara Sidmore (Interim Managing Director)	$150,233	$0	$0
Christopher Edwards (Director)	$68,077	$0	$0
Kimberly Dawson (Executive Director)	$31,096	$0	$0
Nancy Buck (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Allyn Burrows (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Austin De Besche (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Dowdall (Director)	$0	$0	$0
G Neil Harper (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Denise Jillson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Leaf Herrmann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dough Lockwood (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Geoff Nunes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
David Sandberg (President)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Salisbury (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Webber (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on June 17, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2017

Revenue

$1,495,553

Expenses

$1,694,160

Net Income

-$198,607

Net Assets

-$61,737

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$989,683	66.2%
Program Services	$496,852	33.2%
Investment Income	$152	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,866	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$73,184	4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$23,456	1.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$914,231	54.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$131,035
Total Liabilities	$192,772
Net Assets	-$61,737

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2016

Revenue

$1,368,024

Expenses

$1,695,416

Net Income

-$327,392

Net Assets

$136,870

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$958,090	70.0%
Program Services	$407,117	29.8%
Investment Income	$695	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$8,643
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$10,765	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$171,409	10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$20,963	1.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$828,427	48.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$285,031
Total Liabilities	$148,161
Net Assets	$136,870

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Revenue

$1,847,651

Expenses

$1,606,291

Net Income

$241,360

Net Assets

$699,784

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,456,647	78.8%
Program Services	$357,932	19.4%
Investment Income	$1,489	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$28,604	1.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,979	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$205,492	12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$572,852	35.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$890,525
Total Liabilities	$190,741
Net Assets	$699,784

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Revenue

$1,558,522

Expenses

$1,272,824

Net Income

$285,698

Net Assets

$458,424

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,199,454	77.0%
Program Services	$358,356	23.0%
Investment Income	$712	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$150,410	11.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$523,863	41.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$610,703
Total Liabilities	$152,279
Net Assets	$458,424

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Revenue

$1,240,699

Expenses

$1,253,695

Net Income

-$12,996

Net Assets

$172,726

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$887,130	71.5%
Program Services	$345,509	27.8%
Investment Income	$441	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$7,619	0.6%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$171,526	13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$475,486	37.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$274,145
Total Liabilities	$101,419
Net Assets	$172,726

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Revenue

$1,348,527

Expenses

$1,195,197

Net Income

$153,330

Net Assets

$185,722

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$974,757	72.3%
Program Services	$369,320	27.4%
Investment Income	$300	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$2,745	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,405	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$53,947	4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$615,604	51.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$349,011
Total Liabilities	$163,289
Net Assets	$185,722

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Actors Shakespeare Project Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Details

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Revenue $855k (2023)

Expenses $1.07M (2023)

Total Assets $634k (2023)

Total Liabilities $134k (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2010

Revenue

$855k (2023)

Expenses

$1.07M (2023)

Total Assets

$634k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$134k (2023)

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